alliance for food and farming

AFF hosts sixth Safe Fruit & Veggies farm tour

The Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) hosted its sixth Safe Fruits and Veggies Farm Tour for registered dietitians, health...

2 years ago 6 minute read

EWG’s Dirty Dozen losing its ability to scare consumers 

The produce industry always dreads the release of the Environmental Working Group’s annual Dirty Dozen, as part of its Shopper’s...

2 years ago 5 minute read

AFF: Reassuring science refutes ‘Dirty Dozen’

The following is a March 15, 2023, blog post from the Alliance for Food and Farming: The safety and nutritional...

2 years ago 3 minute read

AFF: ‘Dirty Dozen’ discredited by peer reviewed research, government data

March 15, 2023 — WATSONVILLE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Peer reviewed research published in the Journal of Toxicology found...

2 years ago 4 minute read

AFF: Following the ‘Dirty Dozen’ list makes produce bill go up 48%

This is a blog post from the Alliance for Food and Farming on February 22, 2023: First, peer reviewed research...

2 years ago 3 minute read

AFF: USDA pesticide data shows more positive results

In Alliance for Food and Farming blogs over the last decade, this same sentence has been written repeatedly: “The newly...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Blog posts from AFF 2022 Farm Tour guests

We always look forward to learning about the takeaways from the Alliance for Food and Farming’s (AFF) Safe Fruits and...

2 years ago 2 minute read

AFF hosts fifth farm tour

The Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) hosted its fifth Safe Fruits and Veggies Farm Tour for registered dietitians, health...

3 years ago 5 minute read

AFF combats attempts to distort FDA’s pesticide residue findings

From the Alliance for Food and Farming: As we shared in a recent blog post, the Federal Food and Drug...

3 years ago 3 minute read

AFF to host fifth farm tour for media, influencers

The Alliance for Food and Farming’s (AFF) Safe Fruits and Veggies Farm Tour will take place from September 12-15. The...

3 years ago 2 minute read

AFF says FDA 2020 pesticide residue report should give consumers confidence

From the Alliance for Food and Farming The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its Pesticide Residue Monitoring...

3 years ago 2 minute read

AFF research shows importance of produce washing info

During focus groups conducted by the Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF), the importance of washing produce was a recurring...

3 years ago 2 minute read

AFF research shows progress in produce safety

A new consumer research project conducted by the Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) shows a 20% decline in overall...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Inflation increases importance of consumer choice

Most understand the immense nutritional benefits of eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, including disease prevention, boosting immune...

3 years ago 2 minute read

AFF: A Dozen Reasons to #EatMoreProduce

From the Alliance for Food and Farming: It’s time for our annual “A Dozen Reasons” list to remind everyone to...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Dirty Dozen, Clean Fifteen released for 2022

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its contentious Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen annual guides for consumers to avoid pesticide...

3 years ago 2 minute read

AFF: Embrace healthy eating, ignore the “Dirty Dozen” list

April 05, 2022 — WATSONVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Despite significant criticism by the scientific and nutrition communities as well as continued declining...

3 years ago 6 minute read

Facts to consider with upcoming ‘Dirty Dozen’ release

From the Alliance for Food and Farming March 31, 2022– Despite peer reviewed research showing it is scientifically unsupportable and negatively...

3 years ago 5 minute read
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